Where is 'East of Eden'?: The Politics of Steinbeck's Literary Reputation in Slovenia

• Main Author: Čerče, Danica
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2024
• Subjects: Communism; literary criticism; politicization of literature; popular appeal; social realism; Steinbeck’s novel East of Eden
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/kk/vol1/iss30/3; https://archium.ateneo.edu/context/kk/article/1736/viewcontent/KK_2030_2C_202018_20_26_2031_2C_202018_203_20Regular_20Section_20__20_C4_8Cer_C4_8De.pdf
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

Katherine Arens maintains that literary texts or authors can function as prototypes for their speech genres within literary history and in a cultural community. Until very recently, in Slovenia, John Steinbeck has been regarded primarily as an objective social chronicler of the Great Depression. Thi...